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The Phils are unable to produce any offense as they are shutout by the Red Sox, 6-0.

The BoSox took a quick 1-0 lead in the first as, with one man out, Dustin Pedroia hits a solo home run, his second home run of the spring. The Red Sox added to their lead in the second as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who had started the inning off with a single, and then went to third on Ryan Sweeney’s single, would score on Jimmy Rollins’ force attempt throwing error to second base as he tried to force out Sweeney on Jose Iglesias’ grounder, giving the Red Sox a 2-0 lead, while allowing Sweeney, who had earlier singled, to be safe at second base, while Iglesias would be safe at first on the error. The BoSox then made it a 3-0 lead in the fifth as, with one man on, and with two men out, David Ortiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Lars Anderson, who had earlier doubled. The Red Sox then took a commanding 5-0 lead as Cody Ross hits a two-run home run, his third home run of the spring. The Red Sox then made it a 6-0 lead in the ninth as Mauro Gomez hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the spring. That would end up being the final score as Ross Ohlendorf got Hector Luna to hit into a 6-4-3 doubleplay, wiping out Pete Orr, who had just singled, at second base, to end the ballgame.

Joe Blanton (0-1, 4.80) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, while striking out five. Hector Neris and Chad Qualls combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Neris) and a walk (Neris), while striking out three (Neris (2), Qualls (1)) between them. Tyson Brummett pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on two hits. Lisalverto Bonilla pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit. Jon Lester (2-1, 3.50) got the win as he pitched seven shutout innings, giving up just two hits, while striking out ten. Matt Albers and Ross Ohlendorf combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Ohlendorf), while striking out a batter (Albers) between them.

The Phils had just three hits in the game, a single by Pete Orr, a single by Lou Montanez and a double by Freddy Galvis, as they were kept off balanced by starter Jon Lester for seven innings, before he gave the ball to the BoSox’s bullpen.

The Phils (10-13) next spring training game will be tomorrow afternoon at Bright House Field in Clearwater against the Pirates (8-13). The game is to start at 1:05 pm EDT.

The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits an RBI single, scoring Shane Victorino, who had just tripled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Blue Jays tied the game up at one-all as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Yunel Escobar hits an RBI double, knocking in Yan Gomes, who had earlier hit a ground-rule double. Two batters later, now with runners on the corners, as Escobar moved up to third on Omar Vizquel’s single, and with still one man out, Jose Bautista hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, scoring Escobar, giving the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead, while sending Vizquel up to second base. The Blue Jays then made it a 3-1 lead in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Mike McCoy hits an RBI bunt single, scoring Ben Francisco, who had earlier singled, then went to third on Rajai Davis’ single, giving the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead, while sending Davis up to second base, before moving on to third on John Mayberry, Jr.’s throwing error. One batter later, after McCoy had stolen second base, the Blue Jays took a 5-1 lead as Gomes hits a two-run single, knocking in both Davis and McCoy, before he moved up to second base on the late throw to the plate. The Blue Jays then broke the game wide open in the sixth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Gome hits an RBI double, knocking in Anthony Gose, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, before going to third on Jose Contreras’ wild pitch, giving the Blue Jays a 6-1 lead. The Blue Jays then took a 7-1 lead as Escobar hits an RBI double, scoring Gose. The Blue Jays then made it an 8-1 lead as Brian Bocock hits an RBI single, scoring Jonathan Diaz, who was pinch running for Escobar. The Blue Jays then took a 10-1 lead as Bautista hits a two-run home run, his third home run of the spring, knocking in Bocock. The Phils got a run back in the ninth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Michael Martinez hits an RBI single, scoring Lou Montanez, who had earlier doubled, then stopped at third on Hector Luna’s single, making it a 10-2 Blue Jays’ lead, while sending Luna, who had just singled, up to second base. That would end up being the final score as Kevin Frandsen hits into a double play, 4-6-3, wiping out Martinez at second base, for the final two outs.

Cole Hamels (0-1, 3.86) took the lost as he went three and a third innings, giving up five runs on eight hits. Chad Qualls pitched one and two-third innings, striking out a batter. Jose Contreras pitched a third of an inning, giving up four runs on four hits, while striking out a batter. David Herndon pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Brett Cecil (3-0, 0.90) got the win as he pitched four innings, giving up a run on four hits, while striking out a batter. Carlos Villanueva, Jason Frasor and Casey Janssen would combine for four scoreless innings, giving up five hits (Villanueva (1), Frasor (2), Janssen (2)), while striking out two batters (Villanueva (1), Frasor (1)) between them. Francisco Cordero pitched an inning, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter.

The Phils would collect twelve hits in the game, with Lou Montanez leading the team with three hits, two singles and a double, followed by Shane Victorino with two hits, a single and a triple. Jimmy Rollins, Scott Podsednik, Hunter Pence (RBI), Juan Pierre, Hector Luna, Erik Kratz and Michael Martinez (RBI) had the other seven Phils’ hits, all singles. The Phils also had a stole base (Victorino).

The Phils (7-9) next spring training game will be an afternoon game tomorrow against the Tigers (12-1) at Bright House Field at Clearwater. The game is to start at 1:05 pm EDT.

The Phils defeat the Blue Jays in extra-innings with a walk-off single, as they defeat the Blue Jays, 4-3.

The Phils took a quick 1-0 lead in the first as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his second home run of the spring. The Blue Jays tied up the game at one-all in the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Eric Thames hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Colby Rasmus, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, before stopping at third on J.P. Arencibia’s single. The Blue Jays took the lead in the eighth as Arencibia hits a lead-off home run, his third home run of the spring, giving the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead. The Phils tied the game up at two-all in their half of the eighth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Hector Luna hits an RBI double, scoring Scott Podsednik, who had earlier walked, stole second base, then went to third on Lou Montanez’s ground out, 6-3. The Blue Jays retook the lead in the ninth as Brian Bocock hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the spring, giving the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. The Phils retied the game at three-all in their half of the ninth as Freddy Galvis hits a solo home run, his first home run of the spring. The Phils won the game in the tenth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Luna hits a walk-off RBI single, knocking in Podsednik, who had earlier doubled, then went to third on Montanez’s sacrifice bunt, 1-4, giving the Phils a 4-3 walk-off win.

Vance Worley received a no-decision as he went four scoreless innings, giving up four hits, while striking out three. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his first hold of the spring as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Phillippe Aumont blew his first save attempt of the spring as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and two walks, striking out a batter. Brian Sanches pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. David Purcey pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit. Michael Stutues pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Raul Valdes (1-0, 1.80) got the win as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Brandon Morrow also received a no-decision as he pitched three and a third innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out four. Luis Perez pitched two and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk, striking out two. Rick VandenHurk pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on a hit and three walks. Jerry Gil pitched an inning and two-thirds, giving up a hit and a walk. Bobby Korecky took the lost (0-1, 13.50), as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on two hits.

The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Hector Luna (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) leading the team with two hits. Jimmy Rollins (Home Run, RBI), Plascido Polanco (Single), Michael Martinez (Single), Scott Podsednik (Double), Ty Wigginton (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Freddy Galvis (Home Run, RBI) and Erik Kratz (Single), had the other eight Phils’ hits. The Phils also had five walks and two stolen bases (Podsednik, Martinez) in the game.

The Phils (7-8) next grapefruit league game will be an afternoon game tomorrow afternoon against the Blue Jays (12-4) at Dunedin. The game will start at 1:05 pm EDT.

A late ninth-inning rally by the Phils comes up a run short as they lose to the Pirates, 3-2.

The Pirates take a quick 1-0 lead in the first as Starling Marte hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the spring. The Pirates then took a 2-0 lead in the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Casey McGehee hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, scoring Marte, who had earlier singled, stopped at second base on Clint Barmes’ single, then went to third on Cliff Lee’s wild pitch, while sending Barmes, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Lee’s wild pitch, would move up to third base. The Pirates then made it a 3-0 lead in the fifth as pinch hitter Jake Fox hits a solo home run. The Phils finally get on the board in the ninth as, with the bases loaded, via Hector Luna being hit by a pitch, then moving up to second on Lou Montanez’s grounder before going on to third on third baseman Matt Pogue’s force attempt throwing error, Montanez reaching first base on Pogue’s error, and a walk to Tuffy Gosewisch, sending Montanez up to second base, and with one man out, Kevin Frandsen hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Luna, making it a 3-1 Pirates’ lead. while sending Montanez on to third. The Phils then made it a 3-2 Pirates’ lead one batter later as, with runners on the corners, and now with two men out, Miguel Abreu hits an RBI infield single, scoring Montanez, while sending Gosewisch up to second base. But, that would end up being the final score as Juan Pierre would end the game by grounding out, 4-3, for the final out.

Cliff Lee (1-1, 4.66) took the lost as he went four and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out five. Kyle Kendrick pitched three and one-third scoreless innings, striking out five batters. Kevin Correia (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Evan Meek collected his second hold of the spring as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Justin Wilson, Kyle McPherson and Daniel Moskos all received their first hold of the spring as they combined for three scoreless innings, giving up three hits (McPherson (1), Moskos (2)) and a walk (Wilson) between them, while striking out one (Wilson). Bryan Morris recorded his first save of the spring as he pitched an inning, giving up two runs on a hit, a walk and a hit batter, while striking out one.

The Phils had six hits in the game, a single by Scott Podsednik, a single by Lou Montanez, a double by Pete Orr, a double by Kevin Frandsen (RBI), a single by Freddy Galvis and a single by Miguel Abreu (RBI). The Phils also had three walks in the game as well as two stolen bases (Podsednik, Juan Pierre).

The Phils (6-8) next spring training game will be an afternoon game with the Blue Jays (12-2) at Bright House Field in Clearwater tomorrow afternoon. The game is to start at 1:05 pm EDT.

The Phils broke up a 0-0 tie in the fourth as, with nobody out, Hector Luna hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the spring, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils made it a 2-0 lead in the fifth as, with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits a solo home run, his first home run of the spring. The Pirates cut the Phils’ lead down to 2-1 in the seventh as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Gorkys Hernandez, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, before moving on to third on Yamaico Navarro’s ground out, 4-3, would score on a Michael Martinez fielding error on a Casey McGehee grounder. The Phils got the run back in the eighth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Dom Brown hits an RBI triple, knocking in Martinez, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Freddy Galvis’ sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Phils then made it a 4-1 lead as pinch hitter Kevin Frandsen hits an RBI single, scoring Brown. That would be the final score as Michael Schwimer recorded his first spring save by getting Navarro to ground out, 5-3, for the game’s final out.

Vance Worley (1-1, 3.00) got the win as he recorded four strong innings, striking out eight batters. Pat Misch recorded his first spring hold as he threw two scoreless innings, walking a batter, while striking out two. David Herndon recorded his second hold of the spring, as he pitched an inning, giving up an unearned run on a hit, while striking out a batter. Antonio Bastardo received his second hold of the spring as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Michael Schwimer recorded his first save of the spring as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Charlie Morton received a no-decison as he pitched two innings, giving up four hits, while striking out two. Chris Resop (1-1, 3.60) took the lost as he went two inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out a batter. Tony Watson pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit. Rudy Owens pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Ryota Igarashi pitched two innings, giving up two runs on three hits, as he struck out two. Juan Cruz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter.

The Phils had nine hits in the ballgame, a solo home run by Jimmy Rollins, a single by Juan Pierre, an RBI triple by Dom Brown, a single by Shane Victorino, an RBI single by pinch hitter Kevin Frandsen, a solo home run by Hector Luna, a single by Scott Podsednik and a single by Michael Martinez. The Phils also had a walk in the game.

The Phils (5-5) next spring training game will be tomorrow afternoon in Kissimmee, Fla., against the Astros (4-4). The game will start at 1:05 pm EDT.

The Phils second team loses one of the team’s two split squad games as they get blanked by the Yanks, 3-0.

The Yanks take the lead in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via Russell Martin being hit by the pitch, before stealing second base, followed by walks to Andruw Jones and Bill Hall, sending Martin and Jones to third and second base respectively, and with two men out, Chris Dickerson hits a two-run single, scoring both Martin and Jones, giving the Yanks a 2-0 lead, while sending Hall up to third. The Yanks then made it a 3-0 lead in the seventh as, with two men out, David Adams reached first base on a throwing error by Hector Luna, allowing Justin Maxwell, who had earlier doubled, to score, after first stopping at third base. That would end up being the final score as Kevin Whelan converted his first spring save by getting Luna to fly out to center field for the game’s final out.

Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he pitched three scoreless innings, giving up three hits, while striking out three. Austin Hyatt (1-1, 7.20) took the lost as he went three innings, giving up two runs on two hits, a hit batter and two walks. David Purcey pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out a batter. Michael Stutes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, as he struck out a batter. CC Sabathia also recieved a no-decision as he threw three scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out two batters. Mariano Rivera (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Boone Logan, Cory Wade and Clay Rapada all recorded their second hold of the spring as they combined for three scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Rapada) between them, while striking out four (Logan (1), Wade (1), Rapada (2)). Chase Whitley received his first hold of the spring as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Kevin Whelan recorded his first save of the spring as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.

The Phils had only three hits in the game, all singles by Scott Podsednik, Lou Montanez and Erik Kratz. The Phils also had three hits in the game, as the second team offense was shut out by opponent pitching.

The Astros took an early 1-0 lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, J.D. Martinez hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in Jordan Schafer, who had started the game off with a single, stopped at second base on Jose Altuve’s single, then went to third on Vance Worley’s wild pitch. The Astros increased their lead in the second as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Jason Castro hits an RBI single, scoring Jed Lowrie, who had earlier walked, then went to third on Brett Wallace’s single, giving the Astros a 2-0 lead, while sending Wallace, who had just singled, up to second base. The Astros then made it a 3-0 lead in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Schafer hits an RBI double, knocking in Wallace, who was earlier safe on a force out, 3-6, wiping out at second base Matt Downs, who had earlier singled, then moved up to second base on Castro’s single, while sending Castro, who had just singled, on to third. Two batters later, with two men still on, and now with two men out, the Astros busted the game open as Brian Bogusevic reached base on a throwing error by third baseman Kevin Frandsen, allowing Castro to score, making it a 4-0 Astros’ lead, before Schafer scored, after first stopping at third base, to make it 5-0 Astros. The Astros then made it a 6-0 lead as, after Bogusevic had stole second base, Martinez brought him home as he hits an RBI double. The Astros added to their lead in the sixth as, with a man on second, and with one man out, Martinez hits an RBI double, his second of the game, scoring Marwin Gonzalez, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on pinch hitter Brandon Barnes’ ground out, 3-unassisted, giving the Astros a 7-0 lead. Four batters later, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Brian Bixler, and a single to Jonathan Singleton, moving both runners up a base, and with two men out, pinch hitter Diory Hernandez hits a two-run single, knocking in Martinez and Bixler, giving the Astros a 9-0 lead, while sending Singleton up to second base. The Astros then made it a 10-0 lead as pinch hitter Carlos Corporan hits an RBI single, scoring Singleton, while sending Hernandez up to second base. The Phils finally got on the scoreboard in the eighth as, with runners on second and third, and with tw0 men out, Lou Montanez hits a two-run double, knocking in Freddy Galvis, who had earlier walked, then stopped at third base on Scott Podsednik’s double, and Podsednik. who had just doubled, cutting the Astros’ lead down to 10-2. The Phils then made it a 10-3 Astros’ lead in the ninth as Hector Luna hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the spring. But that would be the final score as Jose Valdez ended the game by getting Sebastian Valle to fly out to left for the final out.

Vance Worley (0-1, 9.oo) took the lost as he pitched two innings, giving up two runs on five hits, a walk and a wild pitch. Pat Misch pitched two innings, giving up four runs, only one of which was earned, on five hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Dontrelle Willis pitched two and a third innings, giving up four runs on three hits and two walks. B.J. Rosenberg pitched an inning and a third, giving up a hit while striking out two. Chad Qualls and Michael Stutes pitched two scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Qualls), while striking out a batter (Stutes) between them. Bud Norris (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched three scoreless innings, walking a batter. Kyle Weiland, Lance Pendleton and Jorge De Leon combined for four scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Weiland) and two walks (Weiland (1), Pendleton (1)) between them, while strking out three (Weiland (2), Pendleton (1)). Fernando Rodriguez pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out two. Jose Valdez pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit.

The Phils had only five hits in the game, a single by Shane Victorino, a double by Scott Podsednik, a two-run double by Lou Montanez, a home run by Hector Luna and a single by Erik Kratz. The Phils also had four walks, as the offense was kept under control by Astros’ pitching.

The Phils’ (2-3) next game, another home game at Bright House Field, will be an afternoon game with the Pirates (2-2) tomorrow afternoon. The game will start at 1:05 pm EDT.

Scoring eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings lead the Phils to their first grapefruit league win as they defeat the Yankees, 9-3.

The Phils broke up a 0-0 tie in the third as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Placido Polanco hits an RBI single, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier walked, then stole first second base, and then third, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Yanks tied the game up at one-all in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Jayson Nix hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Russell Martin, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, then moved up to third on Bill Hall’s fly out to center. The Yanks then took the lead in the sixth as, with nobody out, Brett Gardner hits a triple to left, before scoring on second baseman Kevin Frandsen’s throwing error when he tried to throw him out going to third, giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead. The Phils would tie the game up at 2-all in their half of the sixth as, with the bases loaded, via walks to Hunter Pence, Ty Wigginton and Dom Brown, and with one man out, Erik Kratz hits an RBI single, knocking in Pence, while sending Wigginton on to third base, and Brown up to second base, leaving the bases loaded. The Phils then took the lead as Frandsen is hit by the pitch, forcing in Wigginton, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead, while moving both Brown and Kratz up a base, keeping the bases loaded. The Phils then made it a 4-2 lead as Freddy Galvis hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brown. Two batters later, after Tyson Gillies took a walk, reloading the bases as Kratz and Frandsen both moved up a base, Hector Luna gave the Phils a 7-2 lead with a three-run double, knocking in Kratz, Frandsen and Gillies. The Yanks got a run back in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Eric Chavez, who was then pinch run by Brandon Laird, Gustavo Molina, with Laird stopping at second base, and J. Nix, moving both runners up a base, and with two men out, Zoilo Almonte hits an RBI single, scoring Laird, while sending Molina up to third, and J. Nix on to second base, making it a 7-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils then made it a 9-3 lead in their half of the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Michael Martinez hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the spring, scoring John Mayberry Jr., who had just singled. That would be the final score as David Herndon ended the game by striking out Corban Joseph, swinging, for the final out.

Joe Blanton received a no-decision as he pitched two strong scoreless innings, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Scott Elarton pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter. Austin Hyatt (1-0, 9.00) got the win as he pitched two innings, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter. Brian Sanches pitched an inning, giving up a run on four hits, while striking out two. David Herndon pitched two scoreless innings, giving up three hits, while striking out a batter. Michael Pineda also received a no-decision as he pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit, while striking out two. David Robertson pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk. Ceasr Cabral and Dan Burawa combined for two scoreless innings, giving up three hits (Cabral (1), Burawa (2)) between them. Adam Miller (0-1, 135.00) blew his first save attempt of the spring, before taking the lost, as he lasted just a third of an inning, giving up five runs on two hits, three walks and a hit batter. Juan Cedeno pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Ryan Pope pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings, striking out two batters.

The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Singles, 2 Stolen Bases), Placido Polanco (Singles, RBI) and Jim Thome (Single, Double) all leading the team with two hits each. Hector Luna (Double, 3 RBIs), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Michael Martinez (Home Run, 2 RBIs), and Erik Kratz (Single, RBI), had the other four Phils hits. Freddy Galvis (Sacrifice Fly) and Tyson Gillies (Hit by the Pitch) had the other two Phils RBIs. The Phils also had five walks in the game.

The Phils (1-2) next spring training game with be an afternoon game tomorrow with the Blue Jay (2-1) in Dunedin, Florida. The game will start at 1:05 pm EDT.

The Phils lost their second spring training game, losing once more to the Yanks, 7.4.

The Phils started the game off by taking the lead in the first inning as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Hunter Pence hits a two-run home run, his second home run of the spring, scoring Scott Podsednik, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Yankees got a run back in their half of the first as, with two men out, Alex Rodriguez hits a solo home run, his first home run of the spring, making it a 2-1 Phils’ lead. The Yanks then tied the game up at two-all in the third as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Robinson Cano and Rodriguez, with Cano stopping at second base, a 6-5 force out by Mark Teixeira, wiping out Cano at third, because the ball that had originally headed towards left field had been blown back by the wind to drop in front of shortstop Freddy Galvis, with Rodriguez stopping at second base on the play and Texieira reaching first, and Andruw Jones being hit by a pitch, moving both Rodriguez and Texieira up a base, and with two men out, Francisco Cervelli walked, forcing in Rodriguez, while sending Texieira up to third base, and moving Jones on to second base. The Yankees took the lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Justin Maxwell, who had earlier reached first base on a fielding error by third baseman Ty Wigginton, then went up to second base on a 4-3 ground out by Derek Jeter, scored on a fielding error by Michael Martinez on a Cano grounder, giving the Yanks a 3-2 lead. The Yanks then made it a 4-2 lead as Rodriguez hits an RBI double, knocking in Cano. The Phils cut the lead down to 4-3 in the sixth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Galvis hits an RBI double, knocking in Martinez, who had just doubled. The Yanks got the run back in the seventh as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Jose Gil hits an RBI double, knocking in Corban Joseph, who had reached base on a Dom Brown fielding error, stopping at second base, making it a 5-3 Yanks’ lead. Two batters later, with a runner on third, as Gil had moved on to third base on a Phillippe Aumont wild pitch, and with one man out, the Yanks made it a 6-3 lead as JR Murphy hits an RBI single, knocking in Gil. Two batters later, after Zoilo Almote had sent Murphy to third with a single, and with two men out, the Yanks made it a 7-3 lead as pinch hitter Jayson Nix hits an RBI single, scoring Murphy, while sending Almonte on to third. The Phils got a run back in the eighth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Hector Luna hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, knocking in Lou Martinez, who had earlier hit a ground-rule double, then went to third on Dom Brown’s ground out, 3-1, making it a 7-4 Yanks’ lead. That would be the final score as Chase Whitley ended the game by striking out Pete Orr, swinging.

Roy Halladay got a no-decision as he pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out three. Joel Pineiro (0-1, 4.50) took the lost as he went two innings, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk. David Purcey and Antonio Bastardo combined for two scoreless innings, walking a batter (Purcey) between them. Phillippe Aumont pitched an inning, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned, on four hits, while striking out two. Joe Savery pitched a scoreless inning, walking two batters, while striking out two. Freddy Garcia also received a no-decision as he went two innings, giving up two runs on four hits, while striking out two. D.J. Mitchell (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Boone Logan recorded his first hold of the spring as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while he struck out two. Cory Wade received his first hold of the spring as he pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, striking out a batter. Clay Rapada recorded his first hold of the spring as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Kevin Whelan pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit, while striking out a batter. Chase Whitley recorded his first save of the spring as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter.

The Phils had twelve hits in the game, with Dom Brown (Single, Triple) and Freddy Galvis (Single, Double, RBI) leading the team with two hits each. Tyson Gillies (Single), Hunter Pence (Home Run, 2 RBIs), Scott Podsednik (Single), John Mayberry Jr. (Double), Michael Martinez (Double), Tuffy Gosewisch (Single), Juan Pierre (Single) and Lou Montanez (Double), had the other ten Phils’ hits, while Hector Luna knocked in the other Phils’ run with an infield ground out.

The Phils (0-2) next grapefruit league game will be against the Yankees tomorrow afternoon at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. The game will start at 1:05 pm EST.

In spite of a late ninth inning rally, the Phils lost their grapefruit league opener to the Yankees, 8-5.

The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the first as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI double to left, knocking in Curtis Granderson, who had earlier doubled. The Phils took the lead in their half of the first as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Hunter Pence crush a two-run home run to center, his first home run of the spring, scoring Shane Victorino, who had earlier reached first base on a fielding error by shortstop Eduardo Nunez, then went to second on pitcher Ivan Nova’s pick-off attempt-throwing error, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Yankees then tied the game up at two-all in the third as, with one man out, Granderson hits a wind-assisted solo home run to left, his first home run of the spring. The Yanks then took the lead in the sixth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Jorge Vazquez hits an RBI single, knocking in Cole Garner, who had earlier doubled, giving the Yanks a 3-2 lead, before moving up to second base on the late throw to the plate. The Yanks then made it a 4-2 lead in the seventh as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Dewayne Wise hits a wind helped RBI triple to center, scoring Chris Dickerson, who had just doubled. The Yankees then took a 6-2 lead as Gardner hits a two-run home run to left, his first home run of the spring, knocking in Wise. The Bronx Bombers then took an 8-2 lead in the top of the ninth as, with runners on the corners, thanks to a walk to Dickerson, and a single to Wise, sending Dickerson on to third, and with two men out, pinch hitter Zoilo Almonte hits a two-run pinch hit double, scoring both Dickerson and Wise. The Phils started a rally in their half of the ninth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Kevin Frandsen hits a two-run home run, his first of the spring, scoring Juan Pierre, who had earlier singled, cutting the Yanks’ lead down to 8-4. Three batters later, with a man on first, and with two men out, the Phils cut the Yanks’ lead down to 8-5 as Tyson Gillies hits an RBI double, knocking in Scott Podsednik, who had just singled. That would end up being the final score as Michael O’Connor ended the game by striking out Cesar Hernandez, swinging, for the game’s final out.

Cole Hamels received a no-decision as he pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out one. Dave Bush blew his first save opportunity of the spring, as he went two innings, giving up a run on a hit, as he struck out two. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Dontrelle Willis (0-1, 9.00) took the lost as he went an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Chad Qualls pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits, while striking out one. Raul Valdes pitched a scoreless inning, striking out two. Michael Stutes pitched an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, striking out a batter. Ivan Nova also received a no-decision as he pitched two innings, giving up two runs on a hit, while he struck out two. David Phelps pitched two scoreless innings, giving up a hit, as he struck out a batter. Manny Banuelos (1-0, 0.00) got the win as he pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two walks. Dellin Betances and Cesar Cabral combine for two scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Cabral) between them, while walking two (Betances). Michael O’Connor pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out one.

The Phils had eight hits in the ballgame, with Tyson Gillies leading the ballclub with two hits, a single and a double, while knocking in a run, followed by Hunter Pence (HR, 2 RBIs), Ty Wigginton (Single), Scott Podsednik (Double), Hector Luna (Single), Juan Pierre (Single) and Kevin Frandsen (HR, 2 RBI). The Phils also collected five walks in the game, as well as a stolen base (Pierre).

The Phils next spring training game will be an afternoon game tomorrow with the Yankees in Tampa Bay, Florida, starting at 1:05 pm EST.

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